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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Poinsettia Wreath for Christmas!

Hello friends! I hope your weekend was wonderful and that you are enjoying this season of advent! I have a quick card to share with you today that I made for a challenge on SCS. I used this month's release at Our Daily Bread designs, Poinsettia Wreath. This wreath is one of my favorite ones! The poinsettias are so fun to color and in this case, I decided to layer them up a bit. I heat embossed the image with gold and then cut it out, and I stamped the floral part a couple more times so I could layer on a few extra petals for dimension. I water colored with Distress Markers since Copics and embossing don't get along that well together. I decided to go for a lighter color in order to let the embossing shine a bit more, and then I added some little gold Recollections pearls. I love that this set has the separate bow so you can easily place it where ever you want it. The background is stamped with an older stamp from ODBD, Poinsettia Background. I stamped it with Distress Marker - Barn Door. I also used a Sizzix and a Cuttlebug embossing folder, and a Spellbinders Floral Ovals. The card base is vanilla and the matting is a red mirrored paper.

This is without a doubt the most amazing Christmas Card I have seen this year! The gold embossed wreath is just stunning. And the red wreath background with the vanilla embossed paper in the center is just perfect to set off this wreath. And, those poinsettias! WOW! I love the gold on them and the little gold pearls are so special...you must be able to work with the tiniest embellishments! It looks spectacular!

Grace, this is such an amazing design!! Love the elegant images and popped out details! Thanks for sharing your creation with us over at Fussy and Fancy Fridays ! Hope you will join us again!! Smiles and Hugs - *Vicki* ~ DT member

About Me

I am a child of the King, a wife of 45 years, a mother, and a grandmother. I love almost all types of crafts from quilting to papercrafting. Card making has become my favorite passtime... I love it because it is not self focused... it is other focused. I enjoy making something that I know will bring comfort, encouragement, and maybe some joy to others.

Praise God...Only By the Cross

I am not what I ought to be.I am not what I wish to be.I am not even what I hope to be.But by the cross of Christ,I am not what I was.John Newton

God's Glorious Canvas

I am so blessed to be able to look out my windows at sunset and see this glorious sight! God is so good!

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These are my personal creations. Please feel free to enjoy and use them for your own personal inspiration. They are however NOT to be copied, captured, or used in any way for publication, contests or sale without my express permission. I thank you for understanding.

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In accordance with FTC16CFR, Part 255, I declare that I currently receive or have received products, that I promote and endorse, for free or at a discount, from the following companies:Our Daily Bread DesignsSpellbindersLayers of ColorClear Dollar StampsSweet 'N Sassy StampsThe Craft's Meow